A Minns Labor Government will establish TAFE Domestic Manufacturing Centres of Excellence to help rebuild TAFE and our state\u2019s domestic manufacturing capacity, boost local skills and apprentices, and create thousands of new jobs \u2013 starting with the Hunter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Domestic Manufacturing Centres of Excellence will be able to train, re-train, and upskill more than 300 local apprentices and workers in traditional and advanced manufacturing techniques and technologies every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Labor will commit $42.7 million towards upgrading and fitting out three facilities in the Hunter, the Illawarra, and Western Sydney, catering for around 1,000 students a year and offering courses like mechanical engineering and electrical fitting for free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Domestic Manufacturing Centres of Excellence are a key part of NSW Labor\u2019s plan to rebuild TAFE and boost domestic manufacturing to resolve the state-wide skills crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Labor will build things here<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Labor has already announced that we will build new trains in New South Wales and begin the procurement process for the next set of trains to replace the ageing Tangara fleet in its first term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, Labor can announce that building the next set of trains in NSW will create 1000 good, long-term jobs, including 200 apprenticeships, during the design and build phase and many more in maintenance for the life of the trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those apprentices will be trained here in NSW through one of the Domestic Manufacturing Centres of Excellence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Replacing the Tangaras will begin a long-term pipeline of manufacturing work and form the basis for the return of a sustainable rail manufacturing industry in New South Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW deserves a government that backs Australian-made and will buy Australian-made, and while we can\u2019t rebuild an entire sector overnight, we must start somewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A fresh start for domestic manufacturing and TAFE<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n After 12 years of Dominic Perrottet and the Liberals, there is a clear choice at the next election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More offshoring of skills and thousands of jobs overseas, bungled and broken transport infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Or a fresh start for domestic manufacturing in NSW, with a Minns Labor Government that will back building trains, ferries and buses right here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Labor has already announced:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to build trains, buses, and ferries here in the Hunter. But it will take a government with the political will to do \u2013 and I am determined to.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Hunter has missed out on the skills, the jobs and the work because this government was obsessed with offshoring transport projects.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnder Labor, we\u2019ll skill up our people, begin a pipeline of work and get NSW building things again.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jo Haylen, NSW Shadow Minister for Transport said:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you vote Labor, they will be built in Australia and NSW. If you vote for Dominic Perrottet and the Liberals, they will be built overseas, like all their other failed trains, trams and ferries.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Anoulack Chanthivong, NSW Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade said:<\/strong> “This Liberal Government has neglected our manufacturing industry for the past 12 years. This has led to job losses and declining skills and training opportunities for NSW workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tim<\/strong> Crakanthorp, NSW Shadow Minister for TAFE and Skills said:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLabor will bring transport manufacturing back home, and we build the workforce needed to get these projects rolling in NSW again.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTAFE has a proud history and has trained generations of skilled workers but has been decimated by this government.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnder Labor, TAFE will thrive and train the next generation so NSW can build great things right here, just like we used to.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yasmin Catley, Shadow Minister for the Hunter:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnder the Liberals, thousands of manufacturing jobs have been shipped overseas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJobs from regions like ours have been the backbone of our local manufacturing for decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnder a Labor Government, this will end. We will rebuild our local manufacturing industry and bring jobs back to the Hunter.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sonia Hornery, Member for Wallsend:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m so pleased to have NSW Labor Leader, Chris Minns in the Wallsend electorate at EDI Downer.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Hunter has a strong history of manufacturing trains, and under a future NSW Labor Government, we will see manufacturing return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have the policies to ensure our young school leavers can become apprentices building the transport assets of the future and building careers for themselves into the future.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is vital that we farewell the era of sending domestic manufacturing overseas. We should be building things here and creating jobs in New South Wales for New South Wales\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jodie Harrison, Member for Charlestown:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe can and do make rolling stock here in the Hunter.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe need to better support people who want to be part of the changing economy of the Hunter, and this policy will do that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMany of my family members achieved their trade qualifications at TAFE – we must ensure TAFE is the leading vocational education provider it can be. That\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited to be here for this commitment today.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Minns Labor Government will establish TAFE Domestic Manufacturing Centres of Excellence to help rebuild TAFE and our state\u2019s domestic manufacturing capacity, boost local skills and apprentices, and create thousands of new jobs \u2013 starting with the Hunter. 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It took Victoria 7 years, but as a direct result of their procurement policies, they now support 40,000 local jobs \u2013 It\u2019s time for a new direction in New South Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris Minns, NSW Labor leader said:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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